December 16th, 2023
Now let’s put on our ‘sanctified imaginations’ and interview the Old Testament prophet Isaiah – “What’s Christmas mean to you?”
Read Isaiah chapters 1 & 7.
ZOOM INTO chapter 1, verse 18. Many would say that Christmas is special because of a white snowfall. How might you have a ‘white’ Christmas? Express your heart to God for the love of Jesus that cleanses you from all sin – see 1 John 1: 7.
ZOOM INTO chapter 7, verse 14. The young maiden giving birth to a son would be a sign in Isaiah’s day that God would come near and deliver His people. This prophesy has ‘double-fulfillment’ – both for Isaiah’s day and for the virgin Mary who would give birth to Jesus, who is “Immanuel – God with us.” – see Matthew 1: 23
Christmas is special because God is with us! God could have distanced Himself, because of our sin; God could have justly been disappointed with us, because of our transgressions; God could have inspected by judging us rightly for our iniquities; but the wonder of all wonders is that God entered our world to rescue us.
Write a prayer to God responding to the wonder that He sent His Son into the world – fully man, yet fully God – i.e. God in human flesh!
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PRAYERFULLY be aware of opportunities to simply ask others, “What does Christmas mean to you?” Listen with care to their answer. Then share the meaning of Christmas to you!
Read Isaiah chapters 1 & 7.
ZOOM INTO chapter 1, verse 18. Many would say that Christmas is special because of a white snowfall. How might you have a ‘white’ Christmas? Express your heart to God for the love of Jesus that cleanses you from all sin – see 1 John 1: 7.
ZOOM INTO chapter 7, verse 14. The young maiden giving birth to a son would be a sign in Isaiah’s day that God would come near and deliver His people. This prophesy has ‘double-fulfillment’ – both for Isaiah’s day and for the virgin Mary who would give birth to Jesus, who is “Immanuel – God with us.” – see Matthew 1: 23
Christmas is special because God is with us! God could have distanced Himself, because of our sin; God could have justly been disappointed with us, because of our transgressions; God could have inspected by judging us rightly for our iniquities; but the wonder of all wonders is that God entered our world to rescue us.
Write a prayer to God responding to the wonder that He sent His Son into the world – fully man, yet fully God – i.e. God in human flesh!
_______________________________________________________________________.
PRAYERFULLY be aware of opportunities to simply ask others, “What does Christmas mean to you?” Listen with care to their answer. Then share the meaning of Christmas to you!
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